TY - JOUR
T1 - Carotenoid oxygenases
T2 - Cleave it or leave it
AU - Giuliano, Giovanni
AU - Al-Babili, Salim
AU - Von Lintig, Johannes
PY - 2003/4/1
Y1 - 2003/4/1
N2 - Carotenoid cleavage products (apocarotenoids) are widespread in living organisms and exert key biological functions. In animals, retinoids function as vitamins, visual pigments and signalling molecules. In plants, apocarotenoids play roles as hormones, pigments, flavours, aromas and defence compounds. The first step in their biosynthesis is the oxidative cleavage of a carotenoid catalysed by a non-heme iron oxygenase. A novel family of enzymes, which can cleave different carotenoids at different positions, has been characterized.
AB - Carotenoid cleavage products (apocarotenoids) are widespread in living organisms and exert key biological functions. In animals, retinoids function as vitamins, visual pigments and signalling molecules. In plants, apocarotenoids play roles as hormones, pigments, flavours, aromas and defence compounds. The first step in their biosynthesis is the oxidative cleavage of a carotenoid catalysed by a non-heme iron oxygenase. A novel family of enzymes, which can cleave different carotenoids at different positions, has been characterized.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0038676914&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S1360-1385(03)00053-0
DO - 10.1016/S1360-1385(03)00053-0
M3 - Review article
C2 - 12711223
AN - SCOPUS:0038676914
VL - 8
SP - 145
EP - 149
JO - Trends in Plant Science
JF - Trends in Plant Science
SN - 1360-1385
IS - 4
ER -